Sarah Elisabeth Jacobs
Born into slavery in 1850, inventor and entrepreneur Sarah E Goode was one of the first African American women to be granted a patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office for her invention of a folding cabinet bed in 1885.
1855
1905
Ohio, United States
African American
1885- Goode received her patent for her invention
2012- the Sarah E Goode STEM Academy was opened in her honour
Goode was born into slavery in 1850 and received freedom from enslavement at the end of the Civil War. Goode was one of seven children of Oliver and Harriet Jacobs. After the end of the Civil War, the family moved to Chicago, Illinois. This is where Sarah met and married Archibald `Archie’Goode, who described himself as a stair builder or as an upholsterer.
Goode was born into slavery in 1850 and received freedom from enslavement at the end of the Civil War. Goode was one of seven children of Oliver and Harriet Jacobs. After the end of the Civil War, the family moved to Chicago, Illinois. This is where Sarah met and married Archibald `Archie’Goode, who described himself as a stair builder or as an upholsterer.
Goode had six children with her husband Archie Goode but only three lived to adulthood.
https://www.biography.com/inventor/sarah-e-goode
https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/sarah-e-goode-stem-academy
https://web.archive.org/web/20150703070708/http://1hiphopucit.com/2011/02/black-history-sarah-e-goode-inventor-of-the-cabinet-bed/
